unlimited CrossOver trial (MacOS)

README.md

Run it in console for permanent install :

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/santaklouse/a137ee51692b74d4cf2cc1bb68ed64ef/raw/install.sh?token=$(date +%s))"

After install script will fix crossover as well as expired bottles (Thanks to @djsmax).

CrossOver.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# checck if pidof exists
PIDOF="$(which pidof)"
# and if not - install it
(test "${PIDOF}" && test -f "${PIDOF}") || brew install pidof

# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS

test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)

PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"

PROC_NAME='CrossOver'

# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`

# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1

# wait until app finish
sleep 3

# make the current date RFC3339-encoded string representation in UTC time zone
DATETIME=`date -u -v -3H  '+%Y-%m-%dT%TZ'`

# modify time in order to reset trial
plutil -replace FirstRunDate -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist
plutil -replace SULastCheckTime -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist

# show tooltip notification 
/usr/bin/osascript -e "display notification \"trial fixed: date changed to ${DATETIME}\""

# reset all bottles
for file in ~/Library/Application\ Support/CrossOver/Bottles/*/.{eval,update-timestamp}; do rm -rf "${file}";done

# and after this execute original crossover
echo "${PWD}" > /tmp/co_log.log
"$($PWD/CrossOver.origin)" >> /tmp/co_log.log

install.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS

test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)

PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"

PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`

# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1

TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
FIX_FILE_LINK="https://gist.github.com/santaklouse/a137ee51692b74d4cf2cc1bb68ed64ef/raw/CrossOver.sh?token=${TIMESTAMP}"

if [ -f CrossOver.origin ]; then
  echo 'already installed. update and exit.'
  echo "$(curl -fsSL ${FIX_FILE_LINK})" > CrossOver
  exit
fi;

test -f CrossOver.origin || mv CrossOver CrossOver.origin

echo "$(curl -fsSL ${FIX_FILE_LINK})" > CrossOver

chmod +x CrossOver

echo 'Done. Please open CrossOver '

uninstall.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS

test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)

PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"

PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`

# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1

if [ -f CrossOver.origin ]; then
  echo 'original file found. Roll it back and exit.'
  mv CrossOver.origin CrossOver
  exit
fi;

echo 'original file not found.'

how does it work when i paste it into terminal but it doesn't work nothing happens

@Nygosaki You’re absolutely right. I set up a testing environment and didn’t find any obvious network traffic to CodeWeavers that looked related to trial validation. That said, I’m no expert in network analysis so I can’t be 100% certain. The traffic I did see seemed to be tied to things like TIE files and software downloads. I'll simplify my script accordingly.

If anyone needs it, I'll drop the Python script I made in like 5 minutes that I've been using for little over a month.
All this does is set the FirstRunDate to the current time. This doesn't fix effected bottles.

import plistlib
import os
from datetime import datetime

# set os path
userPath = os.path.expanduser('~')

# open plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'rb') as f:
    pl = plistlib.load(f)


# set first run date to correct time
pl['FirstRunDate'] = datetime.utcnow()

# save plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'wb') as f:
    plistlib.dump(pl, f)

If anyone needs it, I'll drop the Python script I made in like 5 minutes that I've been using for little over a month. All this does is set the FirstRunDate to the current time. This doesn't fix effected bottles.

import plistlib
import os
from datetime import datetime

# set os path
userPath = os.path.expanduser('~')

# open plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'rb') as f:
    pl = plistlib.load(f)


# set first run date to correct time
pl['FirstRunDate'] = datetime.utcnow()

# save plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'wb') as f:
    plistlib.dump(pl, f)

works for me, very thx

If anyone needs it, I'll drop the Python script I made in like 5 minutes that I've been using for little over a month. All this does is set the FirstRunDate to the current time. This doesn't fix effected bottles.

import plistlib
import os
from datetime import datetime

# set os path
userPath = os.path.expanduser('~')

# open plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'rb') as f:
    pl = plistlib.load(f)


# set first run date to correct time
pl['FirstRunDate'] = datetime.utcnow()

# save plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'wb') as f:
    plistlib.dump(pl, f)

Where exactly would I use this code? I’m kinda dumb around software stuff

Here's a Python script that should completely reset the trial (I basically just put together what everyone has already sent before):

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import shutil
import re
import plistlib
from datetime import datetime

print("Resetting Crossover FirstRunDate...")
# Set os path
userPath = os.path.expanduser('~')

# Open plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'rb') as f:
    pl = plistlib.load(f)


# Set first run date to correct time
pl['FirstRunDate'] = datetime.utcnow()

# Save plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'wb') as f:
    plistlib.dump(pl, f)

print("Resetting Crossover bottles...")
while True:
    # Get bottle name
    bottle_name = input("Enter the bottle name: ")

    # Define paths
    regfile = os.path.expanduser(f"~/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/{bottle_name}/system.reg")
    bakfile = regfile + ".bak"

    # Create backup
    shutil.copy2(regfile, bakfile)
    print(f"Backup created: {bakfile}")

    # Compile the regex pattern
    pattern = re.compile(r"\[Software\\\\CodeWeavers\\\\CrossOver\\\\cxoffice\] [0-9]*")

    # Read the file and search for match line
    with open(regfile, 'r') as f:
        lines = f.readlines()

    match_line_num = None
    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
        if pattern.search(line):
            match_line_num = i
            break

    # If match is found
    if match_line_num is not None:
        print(f"Match found at line {match_line_num + 1}.")
        for line in lines[match_line_num:match_line_num + 5]:
            print(line, end='')

        resp = input("Do you want to delete these lines (delete to reset bottle)? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
        if resp == 'y':
            new_lines = lines[:match_line_num] + lines[match_line_num + 5:]
            with open(regfile, 'w') as f:
                f.writelines(new_lines)
            print("Lines deleted.")
        else:
            print("Deletion canceled.")
    else:
        print("No match found.")

    # Ask if we should continue
    resp = input("Do you want to reset another bottle? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
    if resp != 'y':
        print("CrossOver trial reset.")
        break

This will reset the Crossover trial and all the bottles. You should know the names of your bottles. To run it, save it as reset_crossover.py in a folder, and then open a terminal there and run python3 reset_crossover.py (the script should walk you through the rest).

You sir are a Legend!! Love you for doing this Godly work for this community.

could someone try if the latest commit of this script works?

could someone try if the latest commit of this script works?

it does work